Social Media and HR

A Blog by Khalil Safiullah

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Why Recruiting for Specific Skills Often Backfires

Companies need to hire for the ability to acquire skills, not the skills themselves, according to WSJ Leadership Expert Lynda Spiegel.

This article was a great read.  As an employer, it’s easy to try to find someone just based off of the noticeable skills they say they have or on their resume.  People need to look at their KSAO’s more rather than specific skills.

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Not only that, but don’t you think it would be beneficial to hire someone to shape them into the worker that they will be to benefit the company. However, it is cheaper to hire someone that already has to skills so training won’t be expensive.

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As we reach the final day of our class, I would like to remind you all that planning your career goals is of utmost importance. Make a plan and do all that you can to accomplish it! Good luck to everyone in the future!

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The Social Media Marketing Trends You Need to Know About

Since we speak directly with a lot of businesses and review quite a bit of data related to social media management, we want to use the remainder of this post to cover the social media marketing trends that your business needs to know about:

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Interesting marketing trends, definitely worth the read. Looking at all these things from an HR perspective can really enhance the outlook of social media in the workplace and its correlation to HR.

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Wow…Social Media being important within the workplace is becoming more and more of an understatement.

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This is very intimidating… So many great job candidates are getting overlooked because of social media absence. 

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It’s obvious, but if your social media presence is lacking, then what’s the point of even bothering, from an employer/recruiter perspective? It’s important that your updated and very active on social medias that recruiters are interested in, especially Facebook and LinkedIn.

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What can HR do to avoid a social media disaster?

Having a mutual sense of trust between employers and their staff has always been a critical component of HR – but in today’s technologically advanced world of work, it could be make or break for yo ...

What I liked best from this article is the idea that organizations should implement an internal blog where employees can voice their opinions on topics around the office without repercussion. This could save the employee their job by not going to social media and voicing their anger all while keeping the organizational image in good standing. 

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It’s really important that the HR department of a company takes into account everything in terms of social media. Missing out on even the slightest of information can lead to some negative consequences. The idea that this article portrays of how companies should bring the employees together through the use of social media is definitely useful, and I’ll definitely be keeping that in mind. 

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How Fortune 500 Companies Engage Talent on Twitter

Many companies fail spectacularly in their approach to engage talent on Twitter. Learn the approach Fortune 500 companies take to attract and hire the best.

I must say that reading this article I was quite shocked at some of the facts about twitter that it had. When I think about getting a job I think of LinkedIn, monster, and other job searching sites. And as far as social media sites go, I could possibly see Facebook being an option but never twitter. However, according to this article twitter has the most job opening postings than any other social media site. The statistic that jumped out to me most was the fact that there are more job seekers on twitter than on LinkedIn. I could not believe this to be true and what the article focuses on is that only 15 percent of companies have actually hired someone through twitter, so clearly something must be wrong. This article focuses on how people can use twitter to search for jobs and more importantly, how these companies can get more involved on twitter since there is a larger group of job seekers.

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Facebook at Work: A tool to improve employee engagement?

Facebook will be launching Facebook At Work sometime in the near future.  The goal of this platform being to facilitate collaboration and communication among employees.  Many companies already have their own social media-like platforms  that offer greater benefits and more work related ways to engage their employees, so seeing how well Facebook at Work will do is going to be very interesting.

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Wearable Technology: A Powerful HR Tool

From promoting a healthy lifestyle to enhancing workplace safety, there's a lot of potential for companies to see.

This is so cool, the fact that now there are tools that can even help you out with you career. 

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Wow, is there anything that doesn’t help the HR world nowadays? Almost every new technology has its influence on HR, which I think is amazing. Definitely an interesting concept. 

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News flash: Social media in the workplace both a good and bad thing

Shocked. Astonished. Stunned. We’re reeling from the results of a new study on the use of social media in the workplace that indicates — deep breath, now — that while it’s s…

This may not be entirely surprising, but it further confirms the points I have managed to gather from all my learning up until this point: social media has good and bad potential in the workplace. Before I even started taking this class, I knew that social media had goods and bads (mainly bads, beforehand), but I have seen more of the goods emerge as a result of this class. So, this article shows that most people use social media to unwind in the workplace. but it does help aid with collaboration between team members. Something that was interesting and a bit funny was how once leaders put social media policies up in the workplace, some workers just refrain from using it all together! They’re not banning it, they’re just regulating it! Sooner or later, I think the positive aspects of social media in the workplace will take prominence and make the work environment more productive than ever before.

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News flash: Social media in the workplace both a good and bad thing

Shocked. Astonished. Stunned. We’re reeling from the results of a new study on the use of social media in the workplace that indicates — deep breath, now — that while it’s s…

I don’t think social media is a bad thing in the workplace unless it hinders you from doing your job effectively. Otherwise, who cares! I use social media whenever I need just to take a break from work. Something as little as checking facebook or instagram makes the day go by easier

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Thought there are definitely some negative aspects of social media in the workplace, I think being lenient in this regard actually boosts work morale from what I’ve discovered in several different studies. Sure, social media can definitely be abused, and for that reason I can see why a large number of companies forbid its usage, but there are ways to go around that. I think that the companies that allow it have more engaging employees that work harder because they aren’t as stressed.

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Different ways and percentage comparisons of social media sites, and how often they make use of social media for recruitment purposes. It’s actually surprising to see how high twitter’s percentage is. I figured it would be lower than 15% since I feel like twitter isn’t somewhere you often hear that people find jobs.

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Isn’t it crazy when you look at statistics like these? Because of how truthful it is when HR emphasizes the importance of social media profiles? Yeah, it is. We all need to ensure that we con portray the image of ourselves that recruiters want to see, to ensure that we can land that job that we’ve always wanted. 

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We know that companies use social media to recruit but it was very interesting that two-thirds of companies are updating the way the recruit and making it easier for individuals on mobile devices.

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Loving this chart. The data depicted in this chart is really useful information, and I definitely recommend analyzing it. 

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Five Reasons Why Social Media Should be On Your HR Radar

Social media has become an incredibly valuable part of HR recruiting efforts, both for relationship building and to identify and vet top talent. And truthfully? If you’re not building social media into your recruiting efforts at this point, you’re not really recruiting on par with today’s industry standard. The HR industry is using social media...

The pros of using social media in terms of recruitment. This practice is the future of tomorrow, learn how to get ahead and hire the best candidates :)

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Social media really benefits Hr in the recruiting aspect to gather a larger group of individuals interested in applying. It allows to have a more diverse workforce when it teachers further out bringing in different ideas and experiences as well.

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Social Media and HR have a symbiotic relationship; one which both benefit greatly from. It’s important to realize the many aspects of HR that can be boosted from Social Media. This article elaborates some of those ways that these two help each other.

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What to Post on Each Social Media Outlet | Chloe Social

Each social network is different so it's important to play to each one's strengths and know what to post on each social media outlet.

this article demonstrates how to make quality post to your social media accounts. It gives ideas how to be original, to use strategies, to plan, and to promote your content. 

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I really like this article, especially since a good chunk of my Midterm video elaborated on this. If you’re trying to sort out what is appropriate for each of your social media platforms, and overall make it look really nice, then I’d definitely recommend taking the time out to read this. Has some great pointers that we all can benefit from.

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To Do Good in the World, Get a Better HR Department

Human resources is often thought of as an endless source of bureaucratic hassles, but finding the right people is the beginning of getting any company on a path of positive impact.

The little preview of this article sums up exactly why I enjoyed this video and thought it was worth sharing. The overall perception of Human Resources is that it’s just one big suggestion/complaint box and basically only handles the day to day hassles that go on in a given company. Human resources seems to almost get a bad rap because the thought of getting called into human resources is basically the adult equivalent of getting called into guidance or the principals office. The thought of it is scary and naturally this causes a negative association with the thought of human resources. However, human resources can be seen as the backbone of the company and the single thing that determines the success of a company. Human resources bring in potential talent that can catapult a company or burn it to the ground. Speaking of, they are also the main force in putting out any internal “fires” that go on between employees and basically can make or break the company. This article definitely makes a good point in making it clear how important HR is and you should definitely give it a read.

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It’s often overlooked at how important the HR department is to the company, especially from an employee’s perspective. HR departments literally shape the workforce, and they decide who is the best person for each position, among many other things. It is important that HR does its best to ensure that the company has the best performance that it can possibly deliver. An insightful read, definitely recommended.  

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There are many ways that Employers can train their employees in a company, but to train them in the right way is challenging, but very rewarding. Making an employee feel wanted, welcomed, and very confident rewards much different results than an employee who was trained in the opposite manner. HR needs to take into account all these pointers and really make sure that their employees are working at their best. This is just one of the many reasons that HR plays a crucial role in the work field. 

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Social media affects teens’ self-esteem, personal identity

Almost all teens love social media such as, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, Youtube, Vine, etc. What teens don’t see is how much of an impact it has on their self-esteem. In today’s social networking, teens are worried about how many “likes” they can get, how many followers they gain and how many retweets they have,...

This is such an important concept to understand. People need to realize the impact that social media has on others. Check it ou

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This was something really interesting to read about, because it is true that social media changes the way teens perceive things and themselves and it becomes upsetting to them.

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I definitely knew what this article was talking about even before reading it, and ultimately I was right after I finished reading. Granted the title said it all, but it’s more the meaning that really sticks. Teenagers nowadays are so heavily influenced by their social media, that they will go to all different ends to make sure their profiles are exactly how they want other people to see it as. Because of this desire, many teenagers will go to great lengths in tinkering with their Facebook, Twitters, Instagrams, or what have you.